Umbrella and sunshade



(No Model.)

H. B: GRAY. Umbrella and .Sun Shade.

Patented Feb. 8,1881;

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

PETERS, PBQTmLITHOGRAPRER, WASHINGTON. n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

HIBAM B. GRAY, OF COLUMBUS, TEXAS.

UMBRELLA AND SUNSHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,518, dated February8, 1-881. Application filed September 10, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM B. GRAY, of Columbus, in the county ofColorado and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Sun andRain Protector, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a device to be secured uponthe person as aprot-ection against sun and rain, and designed especiallyfor the comfort and protection of all persons exposed thereto.

Figure l is a perspective view, showing the device devoid of itscovering in place upon a person. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of thedevice. Fig. 3 is an enlarged, partly sectional, side elevation of aportion of the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a short vertical plate, to the inner faceof which, near the bottom thereof, is laterally attached, by screws a orother suitable device, a stout wire rod, B, whose extended ends are bentinward in easy curves to fit about the waist of the wearer. Above thisrod B and near the top of the plate A, a rod, B, is attached in the samemanner, and has its upward-extending arms curved downward to fit overand upon the shoulders of the wearer. The ends of said rod B may beprovided with pads to prevent their hurting the wearer.

A metalstandard, O, longitudinally slotted at each end, as shown at b b,respectively, and and having its upper end curved to clear the head ofthe wearer, as shown at c, is adjustably secured to the plate A by athumb-screw and nut, c, that passes through the slotb into said plate A.

The frame D consists of a narrow flatstrip, of metal,D,having adjusting-holes d d, curved inward at about its center, and provided withsockets f f on its inner face, at its ends. Into each of these socketsis inserted a staple, 9, that extends a short distance beyond the end ofthe strip D. A stout wire or wires, D, bent in the shape of an oval oran ellipse, is firmly secured in these staples g 9, thereby forming, incombination with the strip D, a curved frame somewhat of the shape of anegg divided longitudinally. This frame D is adjustably secured to thestandard 0 by a screw-bolt, k, that passes through one of the holes 61and the slot 11 of said standard 0, and has on its screw end athumb-nut, h.

The frame D is held at a suitable distance from the standard 0, andpermitted a certain freedom of movement by a ball, k, between thesockets l l, that are fitted upon the bolt h, between said standard Gand strip D. The frame D may be elevated or lowered and tipped forwardor backward by adjusting the bolt h in other of the holes (1, and bymoving the said bolt h in the slot 1).

G is the covering, of cambric or other fabric, stretched over the frameD, and secured by its edges to the Wires D, and by rivets or stitchesalong its center to the strip D.

In Fig. 1 the device is shown secured in place on a man, H.

The apparatus is designed as a protection from sun and rain of allpersons out of doors,

whether riding, driving, walking, or working, and the person protectedby it will always have the hands free. It can also be attached to awagon, agricultural machine, 850., to protect the drivers thereof. It isa light weight, easily secured to the person, easily adjusted, and doesnot interfere with the work of the wearer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A sun and rain protector constructed substantially as herein shown anddescribed, consisting of plate A, provided with waist and shoulder rodsB B, curved slotted standard 0, provided with screw and nut 0, coveredframe D, composed of socketed strip D, staples g 9, wires D, and coverG, bolt and nut h h, and ball and sockets k Z Z, as set forth.

HIRAM BALDERSTON GRAY.

Witnesses:

J AS. E. BINKLEY, G110. GEGENWORTH.

